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Foreign Tourist Dances Freely On Shillong Street As Locals Form Protective Circle, Video Wins Hearts
The locals are seen keeping a respectful distance, making sure she feels safe and comfortable while she grooves to the music.
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2026 Could Be the Best Year for Northern Lights; Why Post-Solar Maximum Storms Are Set to Surge
The end of 2025 saw bright auroras over northern skies following a strong solar flare. In October 2024, NASA noted that the Sun had entered its solar maximum phase. Experts predicted that the most frequent and intense Northern Lights would likely occur throughout 2026. Even though solar activity has technically begun its gradual decline since the 2...
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Earth To Make Its Closest Approach To The Sun This Week: Will It Affect The Seasons?
Perihelion is when a planet or celestial body reaches its closest point to the Sun in its orbit.
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New Year, New Milestone: Voyager 1 To Reach One Light-Day From Earth In 2026
NASA's Voyager 1, launched in 1977, will reach one light-day from Earth in November 2026, emphasising the immense scale of space.
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Video: After 78 Years Of Independence, Himachal Village Gets Its First Road
While India sent missions to space, built highways across mountains and connected its cities with expressways, a small village in Himachal Pradesh waited 78 years for something far more basic: a road.
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NASA’s Curiosity Rover Sends Stunning Sunrise-and-Sunset Holiday Postcard from Mars
NASA’s Curiosity rover has released a festive holiday postcard from Mars, blending a Martian sunrise and sunset into a single panoramic image. Captured on November 18, 2025, the view combines a blue-tinted morning sky with a golden afternoon hue, showcasing Gale Crater in striking detail. Created by stitching images taken hours apart, the artisti...
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Space Rocket Crashes in 2025: Why This Year Saw an Unusually High Number of Orbital Launch Failures
A wave of launch failures marked the global space race in 2025, with rockets from the US, China, Japan, India, South Korea and Europe suffering fiery mishaps. From Starship test explosions to failed orbital insertions and crashed lunar landers, setbacks underscored the risks of rapid innovation.
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ISRO Plans Third Launch Pad at Sriharikota in Four Years to Support Heavier Satellites
ISRO is developing a third launchpad at its Sriharikota spaceport to support heavier satellites and next-generation launch vehicles. The facility is expected to be commissioned within four years and will strengthen India’s ability to handle future crewed and uncrewed missions. The expansion reflects ISRO’s long-term plans to scale up launch cap...
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Biggest Space Discoveries in 2025: From New Comets and Black Holes to Sign of Life on Mars
The year 2025 proved extraordinary for astronomy, delivering discoveries that stretched from our cosmic backyard to distant galaxies. Scientists tracked Comet 3I/ATLAS, only the third known interstellar object, while nearby stars like Barnard’s Star and Alpha Centauri revealed new planetary companions. On Mars, strange “leopard spots” raised ...
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The Most Exciting Exoplanet Discoveries of 2025: Know the Strange Worlds Scientists Have Found
Astronomers marked a milestone year as confirmed exoplanets surpassed 6,000 in 2025. Discoveries ranged from planets orbiting two suns to worlds losing their atmospheres or forming in real time. The findings reshaped ideas about how planets form, survive, and evolve across the Milky Way.
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NASA Captures Asteroids Colliding Around Nearby Star Fomalhaut For The First Time
The team will continue to monitor CS2 using Hubble for the next three years to observe its evolution.
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Shubhanshu Shukla To NDTV On Actor Who Should Play Him In His Biopic
Shubhanshu Shukla, India's first astronaut to travel to the International Space Station, was honoured as the Science Icon of the Year' at the NDTV Indian of the Year 2025 awards.
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Study Reveals Earth's Atmosphere Has Been Reaching The Moon For Billions Of Years
In 2005, researchers at the University of Tokyo proposed that some elements from Earth's upper atmosphere might have escaped and reached the Moon.
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Astronomers Watch a Dormant Neutron Star Reignite After a Decade of Silence
Astronomers observed a neutron star known as P13 suddenly brighten after years of inactivity. The decade-long study shows how changes in accretion can drive extreme X-ray power, offering new insight into ultraluminous X-ray sources and neutron star physics.
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Top Scientific Discoveries Of 2025: A Year of Quantum Leaps And Cosmic Revelations
Here's a look at scientific discoveries and breakthroughs that made headlines in 2025, spanning space, biology, ecology, and fundamental physics.
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Foreign Tourist Dances Freely On Shillong Street As Locals Form Protective Circle, Video Wins Hearts
The locals are seen keeping a respectful distance, making sure she feels safe and comfortable while she grooves to the music.
-
2026 Could Be the Best Year for Northern Lights; Why Post-Solar Maximum Storms Are Set to Surge
The end of 2025 saw bright auroras over northern skies following a strong solar flare. In October 2024, NASA noted that the Sun had entered its solar maximum phase. Experts predicted that the most frequent and intense Northern Lights would likely occur throughout 2026. Even though solar activity has technically begun its gradual decline since the 2...
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Earth To Make Its Closest Approach To The Sun This Week: Will It Affect The Seasons?
Perihelion is when a planet or celestial body reaches its closest point to the Sun in its orbit.
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New Year, New Milestone: Voyager 1 To Reach One Light-Day From Earth In 2026
NASA's Voyager 1, launched in 1977, will reach one light-day from Earth in November 2026, emphasising the immense scale of space.
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Video: After 78 Years Of Independence, Himachal Village Gets Its First Road
While India sent missions to space, built highways across mountains and connected its cities with expressways, a small village in Himachal Pradesh waited 78 years for something far more basic: a road.
-
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Sends Stunning Sunrise-and-Sunset Holiday Postcard from Mars
NASA’s Curiosity rover has released a festive holiday postcard from Mars, blending a Martian sunrise and sunset into a single panoramic image. Captured on November 18, 2025, the view combines a blue-tinted morning sky with a golden afternoon hue, showcasing Gale Crater in striking detail. Created by stitching images taken hours apart, the artisti...
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Space Rocket Crashes in 2025: Why This Year Saw an Unusually High Number of Orbital Launch Failures
A wave of launch failures marked the global space race in 2025, with rockets from the US, China, Japan, India, South Korea and Europe suffering fiery mishaps. From Starship test explosions to failed orbital insertions and crashed lunar landers, setbacks underscored the risks of rapid innovation.
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ISRO Plans Third Launch Pad at Sriharikota in Four Years to Support Heavier Satellites
ISRO is developing a third launchpad at its Sriharikota spaceport to support heavier satellites and next-generation launch vehicles. The facility is expected to be commissioned within four years and will strengthen India’s ability to handle future crewed and uncrewed missions. The expansion reflects ISRO’s long-term plans to scale up launch cap...
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Biggest Space Discoveries in 2025: From New Comets and Black Holes to Sign of Life on Mars
The year 2025 proved extraordinary for astronomy, delivering discoveries that stretched from our cosmic backyard to distant galaxies. Scientists tracked Comet 3I/ATLAS, only the third known interstellar object, while nearby stars like Barnard’s Star and Alpha Centauri revealed new planetary companions. On Mars, strange “leopard spots” raised ...
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The Most Exciting Exoplanet Discoveries of 2025: Know the Strange Worlds Scientists Have Found
Astronomers marked a milestone year as confirmed exoplanets surpassed 6,000 in 2025. Discoveries ranged from planets orbiting two suns to worlds losing their atmospheres or forming in real time. The findings reshaped ideas about how planets form, survive, and evolve across the Milky Way.
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NASA Captures Asteroids Colliding Around Nearby Star Fomalhaut For The First Time
The team will continue to monitor CS2 using Hubble for the next three years to observe its evolution.
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Shubhanshu Shukla To NDTV On Actor Who Should Play Him In His Biopic
Shubhanshu Shukla, India's first astronaut to travel to the International Space Station, was honoured as the Science Icon of the Year' at the NDTV Indian of the Year 2025 awards.
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Study Reveals Earth's Atmosphere Has Been Reaching The Moon For Billions Of Years
In 2005, researchers at the University of Tokyo proposed that some elements from Earth's upper atmosphere might have escaped and reached the Moon.
-
Astronomers Watch a Dormant Neutron Star Reignite After a Decade of Silence
Astronomers observed a neutron star known as P13 suddenly brighten after years of inactivity. The decade-long study shows how changes in accretion can drive extreme X-ray power, offering new insight into ultraluminous X-ray sources and neutron star physics.
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Top Scientific Discoveries Of 2025: A Year of Quantum Leaps And Cosmic Revelations
Here's a look at scientific discoveries and breakthroughs that made headlines in 2025, spanning space, biology, ecology, and fundamental physics.
